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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Topic: Nagaland

BJP’s win doesn’t mean the northeast & the rest of India will be one big happy family

Issues such as the abrogation of Article 370 and the beef or cow slaughter ban will be sticking points for the BJP and its allies in the Northeast.

Tripura is the Waterloo of the Left movement in the country

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on the North East is a springboard for his Look East-Act East outreach.

The Congress has been punished resoundingly for its lack of seriousness in the Northeast

It had just one term in the last 30 years, but the dominant oppn space had always been Congress’. This election has changed that.

BJP woos regional parties in Nagaland to continue its conquest in northeast

Talks are reportedly on with BJP and other regional parties as no party or alliance has secured clear majority.

BJP leads in Left bastion Tripura, Congress leads in Meghalaya & NPF leading in Nagaland

Initial results from the three states have thrown up some surprises.

Dimapur’s oldest indigenous community is not counting on Nagaland poll results

Once a ruling clan of Dimapur, the Dimasa Kacharis have remained unrepresented in the state assembly for more than two decades.

‘Do they roam naked?’: Debunking myths about Nagas & India’s oldest separatist movement

ThePrint brings you an explainer on the people and culture of a region, which is witness to India’s oldest separatist movement.

As Nagaland goes to polls, all eyes on Rio-led new alliance with BJP

Neiphiu Rio is seen as the most influential Naga politician after S.C. Jamir; the 3-time former CM elected unopposed as the rival candidate withdrew nomination.

From 1998 to 2018: How Congress is going downhill in Nagaland

NSCN’s poll boycott call ‘helped’ Congress sweep 53 seats in 1998; the grand old party is fielding only 18 candidates this time.

A week before assembly polls, political violence on rise in Meghalaya & Nagaland

NCP candidate Jonathan N. Sangma killed in an IED blast in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills; two candidates in Nagaland allege attempts on their lives.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?